Friday, October 7, 2016

IR Vocab Set 3

Book: National Geographic Word: Regressive Sentence: Hagfish, penguins, and aphids are just some of the creatures that have been shaped by what’s known as regressive evolution.Definition: relating to, or effectingPart of Speech: adjective Synonym: back, rearward and about

Book: National Geographic

Word: Elliptical Sentence: “I was super excited to see that the eyes themselves were comprised of hundreds and hundreds of these small kind of ball- or elliptical-shaped structures … micron-size meatballs and sausages,” says Gabbott. Definition: pertainingtoormarkedbygrammaticalellipsisPart of Speech: adjective Synonym: egg-shaped, oblong and ovoidBook: National geographicWord: Retinal Sentence: The remarkably well-preserved retinal tissue in the ancient hagfish suggests a "reverse course" in hagfish vision, a phenomenon known as regressive evolution. Definition: oforrelatingtothe retina Part of Speech: adjectiveBook: National geographicWord: DemiseSentence: Penguin ancestors were able to fly, but they lost that ability quickly after the demise of the large dinosaurs.Definition: deathordeceasePart of Speech: noun Synonym: collapse, passing and failure Book: National geographicWord: OutcrySentence: The death of a rare killer whale in the Pacific Northwest has been linked to a tagging effort, causing an outcry and re-evaluation by the science community.Definition: astrongandusuallypublicexpressionofprotest,indignation,orthe likePart of Speech: nounSynonym: cry, howl and protestBook: National geographicWord: TransientSentence: Unlike more transient orcas, the three pods of southern resident killer whales that make their summer homes in Washington State's Puget Sound and Canada's Strait of Georgia don't eat seals or other marine mammals; their diet consists primarily of salmon, populations of which have been dwindling.Definition: notlasting,enduring,orpermanent;transitoryPart of Speech: adjectiveSynonym: fleeting, short-term and transitory Book: National geographicWord: NecropsySentence: A necropsy by British Columbia pathologist Stephen Raverty showed that fungi that may have originated in the surface film of the water, or perhaps on L95's skin, appeared to have gotten into the animal's blood vessels, eventually making it to the lungs. Concentrations of the fungi were largest near the entry point of the dart, where pieces had broken off in the fin. "That was our biggest clue," Raverty said.Definition: theexaminationofabodyafterdeath;autopsyPart of Speech: noun Synonym: postmortem Book: National geographicWord: BarbaricSentence: That angered whale-protection activists who called the tagging program barbaric and defective, suggesting scientists should turn to underwater acoustic monitoring—which is used in Canada to track orcas—or some other method.Definition: withoutcivilizinginfluences;uncivilized;primitivePart of Speech: adjectiveSynonym: brutal, cruel and inhuman